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Tropical Storm Meari hits Japan, thousands affected

Japanese weather officials announced that a tropical storm – “Meri” – released itself into Japan, bringing heavy rain on the island of Honshu on Saturday and further north to the capital Tokyo. Tropical Storm Meri made landfall in Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Saturday afternoon, unleashing stormy rain and sparking warnings of mudslides and flooding, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Here’s what we know so far: 1.

Iran’s praise and concerns after Salman Rushdie attack; govt silenced

On Saturday, Iranians expressed appreciation and concern for the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for decades The goal of the previous decree was to demand his death. It is unclear why Rushdie’s attacker, identified by police as Hardy Mattar of Fairview, N.J., stabbed the author as he prepared to speak at an event in Western New York on Friday.

Fatwa, deadly attack, banned book: How Salman Rushdie’s novel sparked outrage

The attack on Booker Prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie has sent shockwaves through the world, especially those who champion freedom of speech and expression. To date, more than $3 million has been awarded to anyone who kills Rushdie. In 1998, a hardline Iranian student group announced a 1 billion riyal (then $333,000) reward for Rushdie’s head. Rushdie went into hiding Rushdie went into hiding under 24/7 police protection after receiving death threats.

EU-Russia gas standoff threatens future of world’s oldest glassware company

Maximilian Riedel’s family uses 11 generations of furnaces in their glass-making business. He worries that Europe’s gas standoff with Russia could break that tradition. Governments are making contingency plans for gas shortages this winter, and companies across Europe are bracing for the worst if Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to cut supplies. The emergency gas plan drawn up by the German government includes state control of distribution in a worst-case scenario.

Salman Rushdie seated; attackers on stage: how it unfolded

Writer Salman Rushdie, who was brutally stabbed by a 24-year-old Muslim man Hadi Mattar at an event in New York City, is about to publish about America as a writer in exile Haven’s speech. Salman Rushdie suffered severe abdominal injuries and damaged liver, his agent said. The writer may lose an eye, his agent said. He lay in a pool of blood.